It was Family Day at the History Center again today.
We went to church, met some of our homeschooling friends for lunch afterward, and then set out together to learn about the Civil War. Here's a shot of some of our kids. They were watching a shooting demonstration.
It was a little hot outside today. Or a lot. I imagine this is why this particular soldier looked a little droopy.
Jordan was so excited to see his friend Madeline. They became good buddies in the Tiger class during Summer Xtreme last week. Here they are together, watching the demonstration.
Of course, the kids also insisted on touring the Native American cabin again. Even though they've been in it a million times and it's not air conditioned and it was about 107 degrees outside today.
Here's Shaun, trying out the bed. And making a funny face.
Jordan and his friends were slightly obsessed with the old-fashioned well in the cabin's back yard. When asked, they reported that "a little bit of water and some McDonald's cups" were inside the well. Here they are, checking it out.
Thankfully, the heat was too intense for even the children to bear for long. We went back inside. Jordan showed Chris around all of the exhibits while Shaun and his friends learned some more about Civil War weapons from a museum volunteer.
The kids were also able to taste food from the Civil War era. Here's my niece Layna, showing off her... well... I'm not really sure what it was called. It was very hard and tasted similar to communion bread. Layna swore it was very tasty.
The kids were being supervised by their dads as they were doing these activities. What were we moms doing? I'm glad you asked. We were socializing, of course. I suppose you could say that the History Center is kind of like our "Central Perk". Ha ha!
We ran into this Civil War lady in the parking lot on the way back to our cars. She was kind enough to pose for a picture.
I'm trying my best to make Shaun refrain from smiling like this in all of his pictures. He gets the funny face thing from one of his parents. I bet you can guess which one!
We went to church, met some of our homeschooling friends for lunch afterward, and then set out together to learn about the Civil War. Here's a shot of some of our kids. They were watching a shooting demonstration.
It was a little hot outside today. Or a lot. I imagine this is why this particular soldier looked a little droopy.
Jordan was so excited to see his friend Madeline. They became good buddies in the Tiger class during Summer Xtreme last week. Here they are together, watching the demonstration.
Of course, the kids also insisted on touring the Native American cabin again. Even though they've been in it a million times and it's not air conditioned and it was about 107 degrees outside today.
Here's Shaun, trying out the bed. And making a funny face.
Jordan and his friends were slightly obsessed with the old-fashioned well in the cabin's back yard. When asked, they reported that "a little bit of water and some McDonald's cups" were inside the well. Here they are, checking it out.
Thankfully, the heat was too intense for even the children to bear for long. We went back inside. Jordan showed Chris around all of the exhibits while Shaun and his friends learned some more about Civil War weapons from a museum volunteer.
The kids were also able to taste food from the Civil War era. Here's my niece Layna, showing off her... well... I'm not really sure what it was called. It was very hard and tasted similar to communion bread. Layna swore it was very tasty.
The kids were being supervised by their dads as they were doing these activities. What were we moms doing? I'm glad you asked. We were socializing, of course. I suppose you could say that the History Center is kind of like our "Central Perk". Ha ha!
We ran into this Civil War lady in the parking lot on the way back to our cars. She was kind enough to pose for a picture.
I'm trying my best to make Shaun refrain from smiling like this in all of his pictures. He gets the funny face thing from one of his parents. I bet you can guess which one!
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